picked a favorite r function: jitter (before and after shots below). used to get a better idea of the density of numeric-yet-categorical variables when graphing.touched up my lecture about where non-statisticians can find data for problem solving in public health. want to be my guinea pig?

have run 96 miles over six weeks. this streak won't last much longer, since working out while traveling is not my style.

cooked a cheese, tomato, and avocado omelet.blended a smoothie for the first time in years, with new secret ingredient.was bumped off a flight to nashville. apparently if you're not assigned a seat at purchase-time, that means you're on standby. note to self: don't hit the purchase button until you've chosen your seat on all flight legs.

saw hillary clinton in the national airport terminal, then this man on the subway.

called howard. consolation prize for no tennessee? baltimore, of course. a rough-around-the-edges city, with arm-wrestling challenges..

received gourmet garlic for the season. 'italian purple' on the left, 'georgian fire' on the right. store-bought garlic tastes like wonderbread.caught up with a friend over sticky rice.shot pool at rocket bar.

went to church in ann arbor, also had a religious experience at zola's. try the salmon omelet & moroccan coffee.
bumped into my other doctor friend, awori. apparently i know more physicians in michigan than all other states combined. by the way, those are my church clothes w/ holy headband.
couldn't categorize...

"on one side...runs a growing populist opposition to bailing out any more big companies...on the other side runs an equally powerful desire to stop a generation-long haemorrhaging of manufacturing jobs."